Uh oh...from slice to hook. ideas?

Hey guys,

So from about the time I started playing regularly until about 18 months ago, I was captain slice. I came over the top and just striped that ball three fairway over almost effortlessly. It happened with driver through about 7 iron on every shot. Needless to say, I hated golf and almost quit.

I worked for a few years at my local club and luckily got a few free lessons with the club pro. I knew I have some decent ability and passion for the game, so I refused to quit. After a few lessons, the club pro got my slice slowly vanishing. Also with a purchase of new irons that are actually a reputable brand, but more importantly, the proper size, my slice was gone in a matter of about 3 months. My club pro basically completely forced me to change my swing. He explained my slice was so bad, he didnt want to try and just correct it; he wanted to teach me how to hit a draw. I'm not a big guy so he felt teaching me a draw, would lead to not only more control, but for me to get some more distance out of game. He also knew another issue with my swing was, I have an extremely low flight plain.

So in about 3 months my swing went from slice to draw. Consistent draw with every club, except driver. Driver still has always been a mind **** for me. But I practiced and practiced until I thought I was gonna start sleeping at the range, and finally, I was hitting straight, almost slightly drawed drives. So everything was great.

But for some reason that greatness didnt last. For the last half of last season to currently, my shots are not approx 50% straight, perfect (for me) shots, 50% god awful, putrid, violent, vomit induced, snap hooks. From driver to about 7 iron, I am snap hooking it about 50 yds 50% of my shots with those clubs.

Wtf? I know that was a long rambling, but somebody please help. I no longer work at that club so going back to the club pro is out of the question. I dont exactly have the means for another coach. And please dont just say "try google". I know there are plenty of guys on here with a lot more knowledge and ability than me. I have tried hitting buckets with different grips because I thought that was the issue at one point. I have tried alignment rods; dont think thats its. I dont know.

Yeah I definitely will the next time I hit the range. The thing is occasionally I do hit these beautiful high draws with great control and flight. But then a lot of the time of the tee I am snap hooking about 100yds out. I have a feeling I'm over exaggerating turning my hands over. But I really dont know.

Why are you turning your hands over?

How are you hitting the draw? If it is by aiming to the right of the target and turning the club face towards the target, then it may be that your club face at impact is too closed.

When I first started playing I was a slicer, never really had a problem with hooks. But when practice, sometimes I fool around deliberately trying to hit hooks and it is quite easy to do by swinging in-to-out, but what makes a more drastic effect is turning the hands over, so this could be your problem. Difficult to know without seeing.

I dont know haha. And maybe I'm not, but it feels like I am just by bad habit sometimes.

I'm a righty. And the snap hooks generally start out straight at the target but real low and the just snap left maybe 50-100 yds out. When I hit is pure and well its a nice high draw just how I want.

apart from rolling your hands over, are you trying to get the shoulder under the chin on the downswing?....it will change the shoulder line and you will get that snap hook.

hmmm didnt think about that at all

Wouldnt that be sort of more like a cut swing thing?

what part?  the swinging left part?  i said that he might need to feel like hes swinging left, but thats possibly because hes swinging so far out to the right.  having the clubface open to the target at impact is what all good players do to have the ball draw back to the target (starts right of target but curves back).

obviously if he overdoes it he'll hit a cut, but at this point his clubface and swing path are not synced to each other.

Yeah I really just need to video tape myself. It cant be anything too major because I would say just about half the time off the tee i;m hitting it straight. The snap hooks happen on the tee a lot more than rough/fairway.